The Mission Continues
A single soccer ball was what started the creation of Sports Outreach over 30 years ago. When our founder, Russ Car, was visiting Uganda he threw a soccer ball in the middle of a field and began to play with the team he had brought. As the game progressed, more and more children from the community began to join in the game. It was then that he realized that sports could be used as a tool to gather people together and share the truth of the Gospel with them. That became the foundational mission of Sports Outreach and it continues to be carried out today.
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Girl in India Finds Renewed Confidence in Faith
Coaches being available to meet the needs of the individuals in their communitites is an important part of Sports Outreach’s mission. This is done in many ways including feeding programs, sport clinics, bible teachings, tutoring services, agricultural or vocational training, and discipleship. Coach Muan in India is working hard in many was to meet the needs of the children and families in his own neighborhood.
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Kids in India Quoting John 3:16!
Making Scripture a central part of each sport clinic is a priority of Sports Outreach. Each clinic Coach Muan hosts, he teaches the kids a verse to go along with their theme. This verse is special because it lays out the Gospel so clearly. God sent His Son, Jesus, to die so that we can live! It is this great love that compels the coaches of Sports Outreach to disciple these kids.
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Basketball Tournament in Kampala
In January the SOM Uganda team organized a mini basketball tournament at Midland High School basketball court. One of the goals of the tournament was to compare the status and development of their own youth team with the others but more than that, the goal was to share the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to many children and teenagers.
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Bozo - from softball to sharing!
Bozo lives in Croatia. He grew up Catholic but never had a personal relationship with the Lord. He lost both of his parents in the span of one year to cancer…
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Steven - Foraging for scrap at age 6; now a driver and a Coach.
“…We survived on one meal per day. In the midst of all these problems, my mother gave birth with some complications and therefore was unable to sustain the family. I started scavenging for some old pieces of metal in the garbage. After selling the metals, I used the money to feed the family…”
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Ariel and Jorge - leaders built through SOI - Baptized!
It’s exciting to see these milestones that illustrate so clearly the mission of Sports Outreach in action. We use sports to build Christian leaders. Jorge and Ariel were evangelized, discipled and trained as leaders. Now they are building future leaders as part of the SOI El Salvador team.
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250 teenagers participate in Holiday Youth Camp in Gulu
This year, 250 teenagers participated!
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God connects people in amazing ways to further His Kingdom
Anna, who works for Coke Consolidated in Charlotte, met Sports Outreach Coach Jessie at an Elevation Church Love Week event this fall. Anna is a member of Coke’s Charlotte Stewardship Committee, and they were looking for an organization with whom to partner to help with gifts for underprivileged children for Christmas…
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Niangthianching - saved and sharing her faith.
Muan has seen many changes in Niangthianching since late August. She has overcome her depression over her failure is again mingling with friends. She says that her taste for the words of God and fellowship is growing stronger than ever before. She is even beginning to share her faith with others.
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Irene - HIV, school dropout, but she now has a dream.
I am saving this money so I can buy a sewing machine, and this is my dream. I thank God much for Sports Outreach and all the staff at the vocational school who helped transform my life.
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November 2020 - Uganda Perspective from Robert Katende
Many times, things go unnoticed, but seeing us come this far amidst this pandemic is something worthy of thanking the Creator for.
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